Heat and Dust
by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromanceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA weighty, intimate novel: slow-paced and grounded. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
Set in India, HEAT AND DUST is the story of Olivia, a beautiful, spoiled, bored English colonial wife in the 1920s who is drawn inexorably into the spell of the Nawab, a minor Indian prince deeply involved in plots and intrigues. Olivia outrages the tiny, suffocating town where her husband is a civil servant by eloping with the captivating Nawab.
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- Author
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 181
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